Aperçu

Opalescent glass fascinates with its slightly milky, delicately bluish appearance, which glows with orange or gold reflections depending on the light shining through it. The parts are worked using the moulded glass technique, which produces extremely fine reliefs and a wide variety of creations: vases, statuettes, candlesticks, goblets, paperweights, clocks, sweet dishes, light fixtures and, most surprisingly, automobile radiator caps, once in great demand. They illustrate the themes in vogue during the Art Deco period: floral or geometric decorations, a highly diverse bestiary or elegant female figures. The exhibition presents a selection of nearly 200 opalescent glass creations from the private collection of Philippe Decelle, a renowned engineer and visual artist who is still the benchmark in the field. The Opalescents exhibition invites visitors to discover a wide variety of creations by the most prestigious French glassmakers of the 1920s-1930s: René Lalique and Marius Sabino, as well as other artists such as Cesari, Pierre d’Avesn, the Martel brothers, Georges Chauvel, André Hunebelle, and the publishers Etling and Ferjac, who contributed to the development of a French taste for the decorative arts. The exhibition is in French.

Practical information

Saturday and Sunday from 13:00 to 17:00

Woluwe Museum – Albert Marinus Centre, rue de la Charrette 40, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Advance booking not required.

Accessible with assistance

Address
Woluwe Museum – Albert Marinus Centre, rue de la Charrette 40, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert